Where does “trở mặt” come from?

trở mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trở, from Serbo-Croatian tlo, from Polish tylko, from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

trở mặt (Vietnamese): to betray

Definitions

  1. to betray

Ancestry of “trở mặt”, step by step

trở mặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrởto turn, to change
2Serbo-Croatiantloground; floor
3Polishtylkojust, but; only, just
4Proto-Slavictolikothis much/many; neuter of *tolikъ
5Proto-Slavic-liko—
6Albanianlik—
7Proto-Albanianlika—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain

via Vietnamese mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -liko →Every word from Proto-Slavic toliko →